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I'd like The Oracle as well, especially because I firmly believe he and Orko are the same person...

Orko is the key to the cyclical nature of the Powers of Grayskull I suppose.

In the MVC comic, Orko and He-Man (or Adam, can't remember) go through all these difficult tasks to reach the Oracle's lair, so that Orko can perhaps find out whatever happened to his wand... once there, they find what is basically a post-it message from the Oracle, and a magic hologram of the Oracle... and Orko's wand...

That lead me to believe that Orko (as the Oracle) had left the wand in one place in his lair, knowing that his younger self would be looking for it in the future...

That's okay. I went and did some research and found out another tid-bit about Gorpo! He appeared in the first MOTU UK Annual!

Info from Spacedust:

The toy-line had been running already for several years, but (as mentioned above) it wasn't until the Filmation cartoon series came along in 1983 that the producers wanted a character to use as comic relief, and thus Orko the floating court jester was created.

Originally, the character was to have been called 'Gorpo' (as found in the first UK annual), but the character was renamed Orko, allowing for the symmetrical 'O' logo on his chest which could be used on flipped animation cells (often used to cut animation costs) without appearing back-to-front.

I'd love a Gorpo toy! I think he would be a great He-Man.Org exclusive.
If they wanted to add him to the MOTUC mythology perhaps he could be an ally of He-Ro?
I don't know if I like the idea that he is the Oracle, that role should belong to a future Orko who became stuck on ancient Eternia IMO.

Originally Posted by FAKER II

If Mattel were to ever consider doing a He-Man.org exclusive, Gorpo would be a great choice. Since no one else posted a Photoshop rendering yet I figured I'd take a stab at it.

Great Job. I'd color the staff something other then gold to differentiate it from orko's. Perhaps silver or white? Also I think he should have a G on his chest. Perhaps you could use the same G on Tytus's chest?

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Great Job. I'd color the staff something other then gold to differentiate it from orko's. Perhaps silver or white? Also I think he should have a G on his chest. Perhaps you could use the same G on Tytus's chest?

A silver wand would be PERFECT! The Chase Orko from 200X had a silver wand, so it would be like a little "wink" to him.

I think I like him better without a letter on his stomach. Not many Trollans don a letter...except for the ones that are symmetrical. Other than Montork, that is...unless it's under his beard.

If they DID give him a "G" your idea is, again, perfect.

EDIT: FAKER II, he looks MUCH better with the white eyes! It helps make him his own person and the yellow isn't overwhelming.

My God, I hope they make Gorpo!

Gorpo fan art I found:

80's Gorpo fan creation...with a "G":

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...Great Job. I'd color the staff something other then gold to differentiate it from orko's. Perhaps silver or white? Also I think he should have a G on his chest. Perhaps you could use the same G on Tytus's chest?

Using the Tytus "G" was a great idea. I thought about turning the existing "O" into a "G" but I decided that would be too obvious and expected. But I did think the plain cloak looks too dull. Going with the idea that Gorpo could be from the time of Grayskull, having the Tytus "G" works great.

I have to say...I'm totally sold on the "G." Looking at the other images, he looked a bit plain without it.

He looks SPECTACULAR!

In the "Ask Gorpo" section of the .org, it says Gorpo is Orko's brother (made up, but since he originally WAS Orko, works):

Hi!
I'm Gorpo the Pretty Good (you may know my brother, Orko the Great, who is busy saving Eternia single-handedly and with absolutely no help whatsoever from anyone at all from Skeletor). Anyway, I've been, uh, asked to do this as a part of my community service after the Big Chicken Incident (don't ask, really). So ask about life, love, poultry, whatever.

Orko and Gorpo could have been fleeing Trolla (for some reason) and Orko ends up in Eternia's present, but Gorpo (more inexperienced in magic) ends up in Eternia's past. That would be cool.

BTW, FAKER II, you should make an Uncle Montork mock-up!

Last edited by Darkspecter; April 18, 2010 at 04:01am.

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